The Hardest Thing You’ll Ever Have to Do After an Injury – Let It Heal

Relax and let your injury heal. Your body will thank you for it! Many of the clients who come to see Dr. Lathrop are passionate athletes. They range from rough-and-tumble high school athletes to weekend warriors and even competitive athletes. What they all have in common is that they always, always want to get back on the field as soon as possible after an injury. For too long, our culture has operated on a “shake it off” mentality that encourages...

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Is Pain Lowering Your Income?

Pain lowers your productivity, creativity, and patience...making you a less-than-stellar employee! If you are one of the four in ten Americans who, according to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, reports that pain interferes with your mood, activities, ability to do work, or enjoyment of life, then it is a good bet that this same pain is losing you money. It’s not just the money you spend on doctor’s appointments, massages, medicines, and...

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How to Find the Injury Site When Using a SCENAR

If you are a chiropractor, acupuncturist, physical therapist, or anyone who helps clients relieve pain, one of the first things you will discover is that a point of pain on the body doesn’t always correlate to the injury area. The body is a complex and fascinating ecosystem. When something gets off kilter, it can create effects throughout the body, like ripples in a pond causing pain in different areas. For example, a bad knot in the muscles of...

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Why Can’t the Body Always Heal Itself?

If the body is so good at healing itself, why do some injuries seem to linger? The body is an amazing healing machine. Cuts disappear, leaving behind only light scars. Twisted ankles eventually mend, and even fractured bones knit back together. And yet…why is it that some injuries just never seem to heal? Why do certain wounds stay open for years and backs chronically ache after a mild injury? The truth is that in many respects, the body’s healing...

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How Cross-Training Can Help You Prevent Injuries and Chronic Pain

Yoga, Pilates, and stretching are all great cross-training options. Photo via Visual hunt  There’s a reason why every sport has its own group of common injuries. Tennis elbow and shoulder injuries are rife in tennis and golf. Plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis, and shin splints take center stage in the world of running. Whenever you put specific areas of your body under a constant level of strain, you invite injuries. Of course, that...

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